Joe O'Cearuill
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| Joe O'Cearuill | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph O'Cearuill | |
| Date of birth | February 9, 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Edmonton, London, England | |
| Playing position | Centre half | |
| Youth career | ||
| 2004-2005 2005-2006 |
Leyton Orient Watford |
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| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006–2007 2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 |
Arsenal → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) Barnet St Patrick's Athletic |
0 (0) 8 (0) 14 (0) 20 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007– 2007– |
Republic of Ireland U21 Republic of Ireland |
9 (0) 2 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Joseph "Joe" O'Cearuill (pronounced O'Carroll, born February 9, 1987 in Edmonton, London) is a Republic of Ireland football player. He is currently without a club having been released by St Patrick's Athletic.
[edit] Football career
O'Cearuill started his career at Leyton Orient, playing 27 youth team games in 2004-05[1] before being released in August 2005.[2] He then joined Watford and played for their youth and reserve teams for a season, but was released in the summer of 2006. He was promptly signed by Arsenal after a successful trial, having impressed Arsenal's reserve team coach Neil Banfield in their game against Watford.[3]
He played in Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial against Ajax Amsterdam in July 2006, and was on the bench for Arsenal's Carling Cup match against West Bromwich Albion on October 24, 2006, although he did not play. On 4 January 2007, O'Cearuill joined League One side Brighton on loan, initially for one month. He made his debut at right back in Brighton's FA Cup Third Round match away to West Ham United on January 6, which Brighton lost 3-0.
Although born in England, O'Cearuill has elected to represent the Republic of Ireland at international level. O'Cearuill was called up the Republic of Ireland senior squad for the first time in May 2007 for an end of season tour to the United States[4], without having played for the Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team. He made his debut after coming on as a sub against Ecuador. He moved to Barnet in August 2007. Since joining Barnet, he did not play for the Republic of Ireland national football team but was called up by Don Givens to the Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team, making his debut in an away game against Montenegro. In January 2008 O'Cearuill joined St Patrick's Athletic. [5] though he left the club after an unsuccessful first season.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Archives - Youth Team Record 2004/05". Leyton Orient Official Website. http://www.leytonorient.premiumtv.co.uk/page/YouthTeamDetail/0,,10439~479436,00.html.
- ^ "Transfers". Leyton Orient Official Website. http://www.leytonorient.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Transfers/0,,10439,00.html.
- ^ "O'Cearuill: My weird road to Arsenal". Tribalfootball.com. http://www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=13954.
- ^ "Staunton Announces Squad for USA Friendlies". FAI.ie. http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2011.
- ^ "Defender O'Cearuill leaves Barnet". BBC Sport. 31 January 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnet/7219453.stm.
